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101To take up the gauntlet — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …
102To take upon one's self — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …
103Took — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …
104be- — prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bi , be ; akin to Old English bī by, near more at by 1. on ; around ; over < bedaub > < besmear > 2. to a great or greater degree …
105drub — verb (drubbed; drubbing) Etymology: perhaps from Arabic ḍaraba Date: 1634 transitive verb 1. to beat severely 2. to berate critically 3. to defeat decisively intra …
106vituperate — verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin vituperatus, past participle of vituperare, from vitium fault + parare to make, prepare more at pare Date: 1542 transitive verb to abuse or censure severely or abusively ; berate intransitive verb to use harsh …
107baste — I. transitive verb (basted; basting) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French bastir, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German besten to patch, Old English bæst bast Date: 15th century to sew with long loose stitches in order to hold… …
108score — I. noun (plural scores) Etymology: Middle English scor, from Old Norse skor notch, tally, twenty; akin to Old English scieran to cut more at shear Date: 14th century 1. or plural score a. twenty b. a group of 20 things often used i …
109International Criminal Court — Not to be confused with the International Court of Justice. International Criminal Court Cour pénale internationale (French) …
110Mary II of England — Mary II Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland (more...) Reign 13 February 1689 – 28 December 1694 Coronation …
